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Edith McDermott Library Learning Commons: Core Competencies and SEL

CORE COMPETENCIES

Communication Anchor Texts

Connect and engage with others
Acquire, interpret, and present information
Collaborate to plan, carry out, and review 
Explain/recount and reflect

 

Creative Thinking Anchor Texts

Novelty and Value
Generating Ideas
Developing Ideas

 

Critical Thinking Anchor Texts

Analyze and critique
Question and investigate
Develop and design 

 

 

POWERFUL Understanding
by Adrienne Gear
Click on the links below for Anchor Texts on each topic

Understanding Self

My Name - Celebrate Me - My Feelings
My Family - My Culture

 

Understanding Others

Friendships
Empathy - Inclusion - Diversity
My Social Footprint

 

Understanding the World

Global Citizenship - Global Justice
Global Education - Global Footprint
Peace - Privilege and Poverty

Garibaldi Secondary School, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada